Response to ISIS likely problematic
There are calls from both left and right for a strong military response to ISIS’ unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. The United States, with the most powerful military on the planet, could easily push...
View ArticleCasino questions, still
The freight train that has been the push for Las Vegas-style casinos in New York rumbled toward certainty Wednesday with the announcement that Rivers Casino & Resort was recommended to get a...
View ArticleRace more than a social construct
In response to Ryane McAuliffe (“Race is a social construct,” June 24), I concur to a point. However, I believe the article is just the tip of the iceberg. Although there is no biological basis for...
View ArticleTesting very likely to hurt students
“The grades are meaningless to the students.” These words were spoken by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on April 24, 2015. Even so, beginning this April 5 – one year later – all grade 3 through 8 public school...
View ArticleGovernment to help U.S. endure the next president
The country is certainly split over the coming presidential election, and many think disaster imminent if the wrong choice is made. But please, people, we need to have faith in our country’s separation...
View ArticleSchools in state address shortage
In the commentary “Shortage of doctors treatable,” Oct. 4, the author gets the facts wrong. No New York-based medical school has called for a ban on foreign medical schools’ paid clerkships. But, to be...
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